News Center- The protests that sparked in Iran and Rojhilat following the killing of the Kurdish woman Jina Mahsa Amini by the so-called “morality police” have continued for three months. Until now, about 20,000 people have been detained and arrested in the country for supporting and participating in the nationwide protests.

According to the local news outlets, 44 lawyers, including 15 female lawyers, have been arrested in the country since September 16 while 20 lawyers have been released on bail.

Prison sentence against two lawyers

Two lawyers have been reportedly sentenced to prison. Lawyer Negin Kayani has been sentenced to one year in prison and she has been banned from going abroad. Sina Yousefi, Vice-Chair of the East Azarbaijan Lawyers' Human Rights Commission, has been reportedly sentenced to six months in prison and he has been banned from leaving the country for two years.